Archives for February 2016

If you are injured at your job and unable to continue working, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier can pay you weekly benefit checks and pay for your medical treatment for 180 days without actually accepting liability for your injury. This means that at any point during the 180 days, the insurer can stop paying …

Forms 105, 106, and 108 & What They Mean for Your Workers’ Comp BenefitsRead More

After an employee is injured on the job, their day to day lives are often thrown into a tailspin. As if being injured and unable to work isn’t stressful enough, most employees are left with the burden of figuring out their finances, attending doctor’s appointments, and being buried in paperwork. Often times, employees rely on …

The Agreement to Extend Payment Without Prejudice Period Form & Why Not to Sign ItRead More

Have you been injured at work? Do you believe that your employer may be at fault for your work injury? Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 152, 28, if an employee is injured by reason of the serious and willful misconduct of an employer, or of any person regularly entrusted with and exercising the powers of superintendence …

Workers’ Compensation Section 28 LiabilityRead More

According to the Massachusetts Port Authority ‘ which manages Boston’s cruise ship port, Cruiseport Boston, over 300,000 passengers pass through the port each year. The 2016 season will bring 117 vessels through the port, which is the home base for four ships as well as a port of call for numerous ships on 17 different …

Cruise Ship InjuriesRead More